Jerusalem artichoke
noun /dʒəˌruːsələm ˈɑːtɪtʃəʊk/
/dʒəˌruːsələm ˈɑːrtɪtʃəʊk/
(British English also artichoke)
- a light-brown root vegetable that looks like a potatoTopics Foodc2Word Originearly 17th cent.: Jerusalem, alteration of Italian girasole ‘sunflower’.